After talking for over a year about the overvalued nature of the Australian dollar, policymakers at the Reserve Bank of Australia are getting some much needed relief as the AUDUSD currency pair falls to multi-week lows on the back of rising interest rate hike speculation from the United States. After taking an extremely accommodative stance…
Our leader is the same as in mid-August–FivePrime Therapeutics. Since we provided data and a free stock report on that company already, this week we will focus on another top-ranked 5-Engine STRONG BUY, Career Education Corporation (CECO). Career Education Corporation (CECO) is a provider of private, for-profit post-secondary education with campuses throughout the United States…
There is a stigma associated with investing that it is complicated and fraught with risks. Those who have never been taught how stocks and bonds work can be intimated by the process of putting their money in the market for fear of making a mistake. For as well all know, a mistake in investing is…
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is the 3rd largest Canadian bank ranked by market cap. Bank of Nova Scotia’s market cap is $64 billion The Toronto-Dominion Bank’s market cap is $83 billion Royal Bank of Canada’s market cap is $94 billion Bank of Nova Scotia’s financial metrics should immediately stand out for value-focused dividend investors. The…
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) is getting hit hard by a ruling from the European Union in what may be retaliation for America being better in innovation and everything else (I kid, I kid). But some note and I quote from Dave Lutz of Jones Trading below. Apple Inc. (AAPL) The European Union’s antitrust regulator demanded that Ireland recoup…
UBS’ Paul Winter believes we are witnessing the end of the credit cycle – earnings growth rates are flat, and the stock market impact has been increasing. Importantly, from a risk perspective, Winter warns that Systemic Risk is rising, and Economic Policy Uncertainty has hit all-time highs, warning that the key risk today lies in low-volatility stocks and…
The US Dollar/Yen is facing a trio of potential support lines at this time with few people bullish the US$/Yen at Stocktwits. What happens at this potential support zone, could well impact the Risk On trade from now until year end. The trend in the US$/Yen remains down for the past few months, as the…
One of the most famous baseball seasons in history ended in 1951 with a one-game playoff to see which National League team would play in the Major League World Series. The New York Giants (the forefather of my beloved San Francisco Giants) faced their cross-town rival Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds for the National…
Repeat Of August 2015/January 2016? The Federal Reserve is once again talking about raising interest rates. With a key labor report due to be released Friday, the markets could react sharply to any news that may increase the odds of a September rate hike. The Fed played a role in both the August 2015 and…
As many of you know, I was born in Canada but moved to the great State of Texas 26 years ago when I bought a controlling stake in U.S. Global Investors. As a “Tex-Can,” I’m so proud of my adoptive state and grateful for all that it’s done to help our company flourish. But you…
